Figure wheeled toy



31, 1935. J DQMBROWSK] 2,035,870

FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Jan. 14, 1935 Patented Mar. 31, 1936 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and its general object is to provide afigure wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider, to give theeffect that the rider is pedaling the velocipede and with the frame ofthe latter including the fork and handle bars being made entirely out ofstrands of wire twisted about each other and which includes a certainamount of resiliency and sufiicient rigidity for the purpose intended.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wheeled toy includinga wire frame and other parts, that are bendable to change the height andposition of the rider, so as to add to the amusement of the toy, andthis bending feature is brought about by reason of the fact that theparts are formed from strands of wire, therefore such bending will notdamage the frame or effect the efficient operation of the toy.

Another object of the invention is to provide a figure toy of thecharacter set forth, that includes a spring motor for propelling the toyand which is completely enclosed in the rear axle housing that forms apart of the motor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a wheeled figuretoy that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture andextremely efficient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy forming the subject matter ofthe present invention with a part broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken through the rear portion of the toywith parts in elevation.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the frame, thefork and the handle bar construction of my toy is made from strands ofwire that it not only bendable, but includes a certain amount ofresiliency and is sufiiciently rigid for the purpose intended.

The frame is preferably made from two strands of wire, one of which isindicated by the reference numeral I and the other by the numeral 2. Thestrands I and 2 are twisted about each other in spiral formation as at 3and thence extend into rearwardly curved diverging downwardly directedarms 4 which terminate in eyes 5 for a purpose which will be presentlydescribed.

The strand I extends forwardly at an upward inclination from the twistedportions 3, while the strand 2 is upwardly directed, thence bent to pro-5 vide a horizontal portion 6 that extends to the lower portion of thebody 7 of the figure, as shown. From the horizontal portion 6, thestrand 2 is downwardly directed and is twisted about the upwardlyinclined portion of the strand I.

The figure as shown is in a form to simulate a clown, but it will beobvious that the figure may be of any desired form, and may be shaped tosimulate an animal or the like, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. The body I has secured thereto a head 8, and pivotallymounted on the body 1 are arms 9, the arms being secured to theshouldered portions of the body, while pivotally secured to the lowerportion of the body and upon opposite sides thereof are the thighportions IU of legs H, the latter terminating in feet l2. The lowerportion of the legs are pivotally secured to the thigh portions.

The fork of the velocipede as well as the handle bar construction isformed from two strands of wire, that are twisted about each other as at13, and the twisted portion [3 is not only directed upwardly butslightly forwardly and merges at its upper end into oppositely directedportions to provide handle bars M which have the lower ends of the arms9 pivotally mounted thereon, as shown From the twisted portions l3, thestrands of wire are downwardly directed in spaced formation to providethe arms of the fork I5, and the fork arms terminate at their lower endsin eyes It which have journaled therein the axle portion of a crank ll,the latter having the feet l2 journaled thereon, so that when the toy isin operation, such arrangement will simulate that the figure is pedalingthe velocipede.

The axle portion of the crank ll has the front wheel l8 mounted thereon,and this wheel may be in the form of a disk as shown, with its peripheryrolled in tubular formation to simulate a tire. It will be further notedthat the crank I7 is likewise formed from a strand of wire.

The eyes 5 are fixed to the rear axle I 9 and inwardly of the endsthereof, and journaled on the ends of the axle l9 are rear wheels 20which are constructed similar to the front wheel l8, but of course aresmaller as shown. The inner faces of the rear wheels 20 have extendingtherefrom cup disks 2i and disposed between the cup disks and about therear axle I9 is a cylinder 22 that not only acts in the capacity as arear axle housing but also to enclose a coil spring 23 which togetherwith the cylinder and the rear axle provides a spring motor, in that oneend of the coil spring 23 is connected to the rear axle through theinstrumentality of a disk 24 that is fixed to the axle, while theopposite end of the coil spring is secured to the cylinder 22, as shown.The rear axle has fixed to one end thereof a key 25, therefore it willbe obvious that the spring may be wound about the rear axle, so that itsunwinding action will propel the toy.

The upwardly inclined portion of the strand l is twisted about thetwisted portion I3 as at 26,

so that the frame will be fixed to the fork and handle bar constructionof the toy.

In view of the fact that the frame, fork and handle bar construction ofthe toy is formed from wire, it will be obvious that such not onlyincludes suflicient rigidity for its intended purpose, especially inView of the twisted portions thereof, but the wire can be bent to changethe height and positions of the figures, which will of course addmaterially to the amusement of the toy and therefore have a tendency toprolong the interest of a child therein.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider and comprising aframe, fork and handle bar structure formed from four strands of wiretwisted about each other, two strands providing the frame and havingconnection with the fork structure, said two strands being rearwardlydirected and terminating in eyes, an axle mounted in the eyes, rearwheels mounted on the axle, a spring motor carried by the axle forpropelling the toy, two strands of wire providing the fork and handlebar structure, a front wheel mounted between the arms of the fork, acrank extending through the front wheels, and journaled in the lowerends of the arms, a figure mounted on the frame and including armssecured to the handle bar structure and pivoted legs journaled to thecrank.

2. A wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider and comprising aframe, fork and handle bar structure formed from resilient bendable wiretwisted about each other, two strands of wire providing the frame andbeing twisted intermediate their ends, rearwardly extended downwardlydirected arms projecting from the twisted portion and terminating ineyes, a rear axle mounted in the eyes, wheels mounted on the rear axle,a spring motor having connection with the rear axle for propelling thetoy, two strands of wire providing the fork and the handle bar structureand being twisted intermediate their ends with the handle bars extendingfrom one end of the last mentioned twisted portion and the arms of thefork from the opposite end thereof, the arms of the fork terminating ineyes, a crank journaled in the last mentioned eyes, a front wheelsecured to the crank, a figure mounted on the frame and including armsconnected to the handle bars and pivoted legs having their lower endsconnected to the crank.

3. A wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider and comprising aframe, fork and handle bar structure formed from strands of resilientwire twisted about each other, two strands providing the frame and beingtwisted about each other intermediate their ends, arms downwardlydirected from one end of the twisted portion and terminating in eyes, arear axle mounted in said eyes, wheels mounted on the rear axle, onestrand of the frame being upwardly inclined from the twisted portion andthe other strand being directed to provide a horizontal portion andthence twisted about the upwardly inclined portion, a front wheelmounted between the arms of the fork, a crank journaled to the arms ofthe fork, the upwardly inclined portion being secured to theforkstructure, a figure mounted on the horizontal portion and including armsconnected to the handlebar structure and legs pivotally connected to thecrank.

JOSEPH DOMBROWSKL

